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Q&A with UN Special Rapporteur Prof Michael Lynk

Following Prof Michael Lynk’s successful public talk in London last week organised by Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR) and Amnesty International UK, MAP caught up with him to ask five key questions about his role and the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Event highlights: Accountability and human rights at 50 years of occupation

Read highlights from MAP's 13 June event with Michael Lynk, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Another patient in Gaza dies after being denied access to hospital

Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights this week reported on another sad death of a Palestinian patient denied permission to travel to East Jerusalem for medical treatment.

The blockade tightens for Gaza's patients

For several years, the UN has warned that Gaza could be ‘unliveable’ by 2020. As people residing there mark ten years under Israel’s blockade and closure of Gaza in June, many would argue that this is already the case.

Documenting deaths as Israel’s restrictions on Gaza patient travel continue

This week the World Health Organisation (WHO) released its latest data on the restriction of movement for Palestinians requiring medical treatment outside of Gaza.

Gaza health crisis deepens as 33 percent of medicines at ‘zero stock’

The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza has this week announced that 33% of essential medicines and 31% of medical disposables are at ‘zero stock’, meaning that less than a month’s supply is available on shelves.

Press release: Two more Palestinians die after being denied exit from Gaza for medical treatment

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is very saddened to learn of the deaths of two more Palestinians living in Gaza who were denied permission to travel to East Jerusalem for medical treatment.

Palestinian child, 5, dies after being denied Gaza exit for medical treatment

A five year old child from Khan Younis, Gaza, has died after Israeli authorities failed to issue her a permit to exit for medical care in East Jerusalem.

Gaza fuel crisis update: No long-term solutions in sight

Health and humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to worsen due to the ongoing electricity crisis.

Sana’s story: How MAP’s limb reconstruction programme is saving limbs in Gaza

Sana, a former nurse, spoke to MAP about her injury during the 2014 military offensive on Gaza, and the treatment and care she received at Gaza's first Limb Reconstruction Unit.

Supporting Gaza’s youngest residents: Neonatal infection control

Dr Ezzedin Gouta, UK-based neonatal life support specialist and MAP trustee, writes about how MAP’s work is helping to give the hope of a better start in life for babies in Gaza.

Gaza hospitals to run out of fuel within days: UK Government must act

PRESS RELEASE: Critical medical services have been cut in Gaza due to the severe lack of fuel in its hospitals, yet no action is being taken by the international community to resolve the situation.

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